LAURA W. LACKEY,Ph.D, P.E.
117 Wedgewood Ct.
Macon, GA 31211
(478) 743 - 6984
(478) 301 – 4106 (w)
lackey_l@mercer.edu


CONTENTS

Education
Experience
Professional Affiliations
Awards
Courses Taught
Presentations
Patent
Publications

EDUCATION
University of Tennessee, Knoxville - Knoxville, TN
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, 5/93
Dissertation: Utilization of Packed-Bed Bioreactor Systems for Fate Analysis of Trichloroethylene and Mixtures of Organic Wastes.
University of Tennessee, Knoxville - Knoxville, TN
M.S., Chemical Engineering, 5/92
Thesis: Mathematical Model Based on Film Theory used to Predict the Absorption of Sulfur Dioxide by a Calcium Hydroxide Slurry in a Spray Dryer During the Falling Rate Period.
University of Tennessee, Knoxville - Knoxville, TN
B.S., Chemical Engineering, 6/87
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EXPERIENCE
8/98 – present     Mercer University, Macon, GA
Assistant Professor - Biomedical & Environmental  Engineering Department
  • Teach undergraduate courses in engineering.
  • Responsible for creating six new courses: Introduction to Environmental Engineering, Air Pollution Generation and Control, Air Resource Management, Process Chemistry, Bioremediation for Engineers, Heat Transfer and Thermodynamics
  • Significant responsibilities in restructuring the environmental engineering curriculum.
  • Faculty advisor to freshman and environmental engineering students, and Students for Environmental Action (1999 – present)
1/93 - 8/98 Tennessee Valley Authority, Muscle Shoals, AL
Team Leader, Bioreactor Technology 11/94-8/98
Chemical Engineer 1/93-10/94
  • Conceived and designed wastewater treatment for poultry rendering facility.
  • Conducted bioremediation treatability study, targeting polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
  • Designed, constructed, and operated bench, pilot, and demonstration-scale biofiltration systems for organically contaminated air streams.
  • Developed monitoring method for remediation processes using a genetically altered bioluminescent reporter organism.
  • Designed, constructed, and assessed pilot-scale bioreactor system for the bioremediation of PCB contaminated soils. Designed full-scale remediation process.
  • Written documentation such as a health and safety plan, contingency plan, detailed work plans, final OSC report, etc., for CERCLA based removal actions. Served as site coordinator for related field activities.
  • Conducted and supervised the use of Monte Carlo simulation to facilitate defining appropriate risk-based corrective action clean-up levels.
  • Served as technical lead for a fate and transport study on CNS tear gas in soil.
  • Conducted constructed wetland feasibility studies.
  • Established externally funded research program.
  • Work recognized in multiple trade journals and newspapers.
6/96 – 6/98     University of Alabama Huntsville, Huntsville, AL
Associate Professor - Environmental Engineering Department
  • Part-time faculty
  • Instructor for course entitled “Biological Engineering Applications”
7/89 - 12/92     Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Knoxville, TN
Graduate Research Assistant
  • Conceived, conducted, and kinetically modeled hazardous organic waste biodegradation experiments.
  • Designed and constructed packed-bed bioreactor which interfaced with an on-line, computerized gas chromatography system.
  • Supervised technician
8/87 - 6/89     Univeristy of Tennessee - Chemical Engineering Dept., Knoxville, TN
Graduate Teaching Assistant
6/85 - 9/85     Oak Ridge Nation Lab Oak Ridge, TN
Technical Assistant
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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
  • Air & Waste Management Association
  • American Institute of Chemical Engineers
  • American Society of Engineering Educators
  • Order of the Engineer
  • Water Environment Federation
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AWARDS
  • Engineer-in-Training, Tennessee (1987)
  • Professional Engineer, Alabama (7/99) License No. 23121
  • Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society
  • Federal Environmental Engineer of the Year (Honorable Mention Award - 1998)
  • Teacher of the Year, Mercer University School of Engineering (2000-2001)
  • Secretary of Instructional Unit for ASEE SE, 2000-2001
  • Vice-Chair of Instructional Unit for ASEE SE, 2001-2002
  • Chair of Instructional Unit for ASEE SE, 2002 - 2003
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COURSES TAUGHT
  • EGR 108: Professional Practices
  • EGR 126: Introduction to Problem Solving
  • EGR 191L: Calculus I Lab
  • EVE 288: Introduction to Environmental Engineering
  • EVE 289: Lab View Programming
  • EVE 290: Introduction to Environmental Engineering
  • EVE 402: Air Pollution Generation and Control
  • EVE 403: Air Resource Management
  • EVE/BME 435: Heat Transfer and Thermodynamics
  • EVE 410: Process Chemistry
  • EVE 430: Bioremediation
  • EVE 445L Senior Environmental Engineering Laboratory
  • EVE 460 Environmental Law and Contracts
  • EVE 491 Special Topics – Bioremediation for Engineers
  • XXX 487/488 – Senior (Capstone) Design
  • Introduction to Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Savannah River Environmental Science and Field Station (Summer 2000 and 2001)
  • FE Review Course – Inorganic and Organic Chemistry
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PRESENTATIONS

Lackey, L.W., T.J. Phelps, and D.C. White. "Bioremediation of Mixed Organic Wastes by Microbial Consortia Enriched from Subsurface Sediment," Presented at the National AIChE meeting, San Diego, CA, August 1990.

Lackey, L.W., T.J. Phelps, P.R.Bienkowski, and D.C. White. "Biodegradation of Chlorinated Aliphatic Hydrocarbon Mixtures in a Single-Pass Packed-Bed Reactor," Presented at the Fourteenth Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals, Gatlinburg, TN, May 1992.

Nold, S., L.W. Lackey, D. Ringelberg, and D.C. White. "Changes in Community Structure and Physiological Status of a Bacterial Consortia During Degradation of Trichloroethylene," Presented at the 92nd General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 1992.

Lackey, L.W., T.J. Phelps, P.R. Bienkowski, and D.C. White. "Utilization of Differential Volume Reactor Systems for Fate Analysis of Trichloroethylene in Subsurface Environments," Presented at the National AIChE meeting, Minneapolis, MN, August 1992.

Applegate, B., L.W. Lackey, J. McPherson, and F. Menn. "A Bioluminescent Reporter for the Co-oxidation of Trichloroethylene (TCE) by the Toluene Dioxygenase in Pseudomonas putida F1," Presented at the American Society for Microbiology 93rd General Meeting, Atlanta, GA, May 1993.

Lackey, L.W., and M.J. Beck, "Bioremediation of Hazardous Organics," Presented at the Conference on Environmental Commerce, Chattanooga, TN, October, 1993.

Lackey, L.W., and C.E. Breed, "Alternatives to Reduce the Ammonia-Nitrogen Emissions Associated With a Poultry Rendering Facility," Presented at the National Roundtable of State Pollution Prevention Programs, Fall Meeting, Nashville, TN, November 1993.

Lackey, L.W., M.T. Holt, J.R. Gamble, and C.E. Breed, "Biofilter Systems for the Control of Gas Contamination in Air Streams," Presented at the Southern States Annual Environmental Conference, Biloxi, Mississippi, October 18-20, 1994.

Lackey, L.W., B. Applegate, and G.S. Sayler, "On-line Monitoring of the Co-Oxidation of TCE in a Packed-Bed Reactor Utilizing a Bioluminescent Optical Sensing Technique," Presented at the International In Situ and On-Site Bioreclamation Symposium, San Diego, CA, April 1995.

Holt, M.T., and L.W. Lackey, "Control of Gas Contaminants in Air Streams Through Biofiltration," Presented at the 50th Anniversary of the Purdue University Industrial Waste Conference, West Lafayette, Indiana, May 8-10, 1995.

Lackey, L.W., and J.L. Boles, “Biofiltration of Trichloroethylene Contaminated Air Streams Using A Propane-Oxidizing Consortium,” Presented at the 1997 In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation Symposium, New Orleans, LA, April, 1997.

Lackey, L.W. “First Year Faculty Classroom Observations,” ASEE SE Vicksburg, VA, April 2000.

Rood, Brian E. and Laura W. Lackey, Impacts of Highway Construction on Ocmulgee Old Fields, Macon, Georgia, public presentation, 2/21/01.

Lackey, Laura W., and W. Jack Lackey, Role of True False Test in Engineering Education, ASEE SE, Charleston, SC April 2001.

Rood, Brian E. and Laura W. Lackey, The Impacts of Interstate-16 Construction on the Riparian Wetlands of the Ocmulgee River, Macon, GA USA, Presented at the Water Environment Federation Watershed Conference, Fort Lauderdale, FL, February 2002.

Ott, D.E. and L.W. Lackey, Terminal Gas Velocity During Laparoscopy, Presented at The American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists, November 15–19, 2001. Global Congress of Gynecologic Endoscopy AAGL 30th Annual Meeting. San Francisco, California.

Lackey, Laura W., and W. Jack Lackey, Predicting Academic Success and Retention of Engineering Students Using One, Non-technical Assignment, ASEE SE, Gainesville, Florida, April 2002.

Lackey, L.W., R.O. Mines, P.T.McCreanor, and A.J. Butler. Retooling the Environmental Engineering Laboratory Capstone Experience for ABET 2000, Presented at the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, American Society for Engineering Education.

Mines, Richard.O., Jr., Janet Carlson Powell, Laura W. Lackey, Encouraging High School Students to Learn about Bioremediation, Presented at the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, American Society for Engineering Education.

Lackey, L.W., J.L. Boles, and R. Gamble. Mitigation of Trichloroethylene Contaminated Air Streams through Biofiltration: A Pilot Study. Presented at the 2002 CSCE-EWRI Annual Conference, Niagara Falls, July 2002.

Mines, R.O., L.W. Lackey, R. Whiteman, J.N. Eden, C.P. Wilson, J.A. Cooper, R.A. Pellos. Sludge Minimization achieved through Grinding and Reaeration. Presented at the 2002 CSCE-EWRI Annual Conference, Niagara Falls, July 2002.

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PATENT

J.L. Boles, J.R. Gamble, and L.W. Lackey, High Efficiency Processes for Destruction of Contaminants, US 6,461,510 Granted on October 8, 2002.

J.L. Boles, J.R. Gamble, and L.W. Lackey, High-Efficiency Processes for Destruction of Contaminants, US 6,599,423 B2, Granted on July 29, 2003

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PUBLICATIONS

Lackey, L.W., T.J. Phelps, P.R.Bienkowski, and D.C. White. 1993. Biodegradation of Chlorinated Aliphatic Hydrocarbon Mixtures in a Single-Pass Packed-Bed Reactor. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. vol. 39/40. 701-713.

Lackey, L.W., T.J. Phelps, V. Korde, S. Nold, D. Ringelberg, P.R.Bienkowski, and D.C. White. 1994. Feasibility Testing for the On-Site Bioremediation of Organic Wastes by Native Microbial Consortia. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation. vol. 33. 41-59.

Applegate, B., C. Kelly, L. Lackey, J. McPherson, S. Kehrmeyer, F-M. Menn, P. Bienkowski, and G. Sayler. 1997. Pseudomonas Putida B2: A Tod-Lux Bioluminescent Reporter For Toluene and Trichloroethylene Co-Metabolism. Journal of Industrial Microbiology. 18(1):4-9.

Lackey, L.W. and M.J. Beck. Remediation of Hazardous Organics. Proceedings of the Conference on Environmental Commerce, pp.21-28, Chattanooga, TN, October 17-20, 1993.

Lackey, L.W., M.T. Holt, J.R. Gamble, and C.E. Breed. Biofilter Systems for the Control of Gas Contamination in Air Streams. Proceedings of the Southern States Annual Environmental Conference, Biloxi, Mississippi, October 18-20, 1994.

Tim Holt and Laura Lackey. 1995. Control of Gas Contaminants in Air Streams Through Biofiltration. 50th Purdue Industrial Waste Conference Proceedings. Ann Arbor Press, Inc., Chelsea, Michigan. pp 593-599.

Lackey, L.W., J.R. Gamble, and M.T. Holt. 1998. Feasibility Testing of Biofiltration Technology for Remediating Air Contaminated By a Boat Manufacturing Facility. J. Air & Waste Manag. Assoc. 48:174-185.

Lackey, Laura and Tim Holt. 1996. Not for the Birds: Biofiltration Using Composted Chicken Litter Efficiently Removes Styrene From Industrial Exhaust Gases. Industrial Wastewater. Vol. 4, No. 3, pp. 31-33.

Holt, Tim and Laura Lackey. Comparison of Biofilter and Biotrickling Filter Technology for the Mitigation of BTX Contaminated Air Streams. In preparation for Bioremediation Journal.

Lackey, Laura and Jeff Boles. 1997. Biofiltration of Trichloroethylene-Contaminated Air Streams Using a Propane-Oxidizing Consortium. In-Situ and On Site Bioremediation. 4(5) p. 189.

Lackey, Laura W. First Year Faculty Classroom Observations, ASEE SE 2000 Proceeding.

Lackey, Laura W. 2000. Undergraduate Environmental Engineering—Projects with Community Needs. The Georgia Engineer. August/September, p.31.

Lackey, Laura W., and W. Jack Lackey, Role of True False Test in Engineering Education, ASEE SE 2001 Proceedings April 2001.

Lackey, Laura W. and W. Jack Lackey, Influence of True-False Tests and First Language on Engineering Students’ Test Scores. 2002. Journal of Engineering Education, 91(1): 25-32.

Lackey, Laura W., J.R. Gamble, and J.L. Boles, Bench-Scale Evaluation of a Biofiltration System Used to Mitigate TCE Contaminated Air Streams, 2002. Advances in Environmental Research, 7(1): 99-106.

Lackey, L.W., J.R. Gamble, and J.L. Boles, Biofiltration of Trichloroethylene Contaminated Air: A Pilot Study, Accepted to the Journal of Air and Waste Management (9/02).

Lackey, L.W. and D.E.Ott. 2002. Terminal Gas Velocity during Laparoscopy. Journal of American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists. 9(3): 297-305.

Lackey, L.W., R.O. Mines, P.T. McCreanor, and A.J. Butler. Retooling the Environmental Engineering Laboratory Capstone Experience for ABET 2000, Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, American Society for Engineering Education.

Lackey, Laura W., and W. Jack Lackey, Predicting Academic Success and Retention of Engineering Students Using One, Non-technical Assignment, Proceedings of the ASEE SE Annual Conference, Gainesville, Florida, April 2002.

Mines, Richard.O., Jr., Janet Carlson Powell, Laura W. Lackey, Encouraging High School Students to Learn about Bioremediation, Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, American Society for Engineering Education.

Mines, R.O., L.W. Lackey, R. Whiteman, J.N. Eden, C.P. Wilson, J.A. Cooper, R.A. Pellos. Sludge Minimization achieved through Grinding and Reaeration. Proceedings of the 2002 CSCE-EWRI Annual Conference, Niagara Falls, July 2002.

Lackey, L.W., J.L. Boles, and R. Gamble. Mitigation of Trichloroethylene Contaminated Air Streams through Biofiltration: A Pilot Study. Published in the 2002 CSCE-EWRI Annual Conference Proceedinds, Niagara Falls, July 2002.

Lackey, L.W., W.J. Lackey, H.M. Grady, M.T. Davis. 2003. Efficacy of Using a Single, Non-Technical Variable to Predict the Academic Success of Freshmen Engineering Students. Journal of Engineering Education, 92(1): 41-48.
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